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Venecia
Alajuelavillage
Total population
12,000
Demographic figures from INEC Costa Rica. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Found in Alajuela, Costa Rica, Venecia is classified as a small village in public datasets. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 12,000. The settlement sits at 10.354°, -84.274°, a tropical location in the northern hemisphere. The location receives about 1,605 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Venecia.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Clay-colored ThrushTurdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves11,790
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves10,323
- Passerini's TanagerRamphocelus passerinii Bonaparte, 1831 · Aves10,110
- Rufous-tailed HummingbirdAmazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves9,241
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves7,692
- Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum (Wied-Neuwied, 1821) · Aves7,009
- Buff-throated SaltatorSaltator maximus (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves6,930
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves6,777
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2026-08-017 km SE of Orosi, Costa Rica
- M 5.2 — 2026-07-0718 km NW of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 4.1 — 2026-07-034 km SSE of San Rafael Abajo, Costa Rica
- M 3.2 — 2026-05-164 km SE of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 4.4 — 2026-05-144 km SE of Jacó, Costa Rica
- M 5 — 2026-05-1316 km ENE of Jacó, Costa Rica
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Alajuela
- Río Cuarto4 mi away · pop. 16,000
- Santa Rita5.1 mi away
- San Miguel6.7 mi away · pop. 4,200
- Pital6.9 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Santa Isabel8.8 mi away
- Quesada10.8 mi away · pop. 42,000
- La Brisa12 mi away
- Palmira12.1 mi away
- Tapesco12.8 mi away
- Laguna13.2 mi away
- Florencia13.7 mi away · pop. 20,000
- Buenavista13.8 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org